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Without starters Jairo Arrieta (international duty), Eddie Gaven (torn ACL) and Gláuber (torn ACL), the Crew was able to put in a commanding performance in its 2-0 home victory against the first-place Montreal Impact in Week 16 of the 2013 MLS Season. Despite the win, the Black & Gold saw little movement in this week's Power Rankings across four national media outlets.

For the third time in 2013, the Crew faces the Fire on Saturday (8:00 p.m. ET / FOX Sports Ohio) in a crucial Eastern Conference matchup. Looking ahead to the weekend, let's revisit the rivals' previous two meeting this season at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.

Andy Gruenebaum made a season-high six saves to help keep the Black & Gold in the match, but an 83rd-minute Jeff Larentowicz tally was the deciding factor in the Crew's defeat to the Fire back in April. The Black & Gold were unable to muster a single shot on frame in the loss.

The Crew fought through losing defensive anchor Gláuber in the sixth minute to a torn left ACL to find the opening goal of the match via the head of midfielder Konrad Warzycha in the 22nd minute. Though the Black & Gold maintained most of the possession and dictated the tempo in the first half, the Fire was able to equalize six minutes later and eventually found the winner in the 79th minute on a goal scored by Patrick Nyarko to knock the Crew out of Open Cup play.

Below are the top vote getters so far in All-Star voting. The guys need your help! Get your text fingers ready and #VoteCrew.

You can vote online at MLSSoccer.com or by texting each player's last name to 22442. Voting is open until July 2nd with the 10 players receiving the highest number of votes to be named to the All-Star Fan XI.

The tally for voting up to this point is below, courtesy of MLSSoccer.com.

Making his third appearance for the LA Blues of USL PRO, on-loan Crew Homegrown forward Aaron Horton played 79 minutes in a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy Reserves on Saturday. The Lewis Center native saw multiple chances in front of net in the draw before being subbed-off in the second half for Chris Cortez, who netted the equalizer for the Blues in the 90th minute.

The Blues return to action on Sunday, June 23 against Dayton Dutch Lions FC at Titan Stadium on the Campus of Cal State Fullerton.

No matter where you may be in the world, chances are you'll be able to watch the Crew's match against the Montreal Impact on Saturday. The game will be available in over 100 countries worldwide. For local listings, check the list below.

The Crew stood pat in Sports Illustrated and ProSoccerTalk's Power Rankings after Week 15's 3-0 loss in Philadelphia, but fell in ESPNFC and MLSSoccer.com's polls. With the first-place Montreal Impact coming to town on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET / Univision Deportes, FOX Sports Ohio), the Black & Gold have the chance to move up in the rankings with a victory.